Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Great news for patrons with iPhones!

Did you know that you can search the library's collections and place holds right from your iPhone? The free BookMyne iPhone app makes it easy. Download it directly to your phone from the App Store.


When you first download and open the app, it will find all the nearby libraries. Pick the Brentwood Library from the list, and you're ready to start searching! Let's say you heard about Stieg Larsson's books on NPR, and wanted to see what the library has on hand. Search by the author's name (could also do title or keyword) and this is what you'll see:


From here, you can look at individual titles for availability info and place holds. Once you put in your library card number once, the app will remember you for future searches. There's also a My Account feature with details on your checkouts and holds, although this isn't fully functional for all users yet. Give it a try and let me know what you think!